אפרוח

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Hebrew

Root
פ־ר־ח (p-r-kh)

Pronunciation

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Noun

אֶפְרוֹחַ • ('efróakh) m

  1. chick (a young bird)
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 22:6, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:
      כִּי יִקָּרֵא קַן־צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵץ אוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ בֵיצִים וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת עַל־הָאֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ עַל־הַבֵּיצִים לֹא־תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל־הַבָּנִים׃
      ki yiqqaré qan tsipór l'fanékha ba-dérekh b-khol 'éts o 'al ha-áretz efroḥím o veitzím v-ha-em rovétzet 'al ha-efroḥim o 'al ha-beitzím lo tiqqáḥ ha-em 'al ha-baním.
      If you come across a bird's nest on any tree or on the ground, and it contains baby birds or eggs, then, if the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with her young.
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shabbat 18:2:
      כּוֹפִין אֶת הַסַּל לִפְנֵי הָאֶפְרוֹחִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּעֲלוּ וְיֵרְדוּ.
      Kofín et ha-sal lifnéi ha-efroḥim k'déi she-ya'alú v-yardú
      One can flip over a basket before the chicks, so they can climb up and down.

References

  • “אפרוח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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